United States Senate special election in Kansas, 1996
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The 1996 United States Senate election in Kansas was held November 3, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Sheila Frahm, who was recently appointed to the seat, was defeated in the primary by Sam Brownback, who went on to win the general election.
Democratic primary
Results
Democratic primary results[1]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Jill Docking |
127,012 |
74.39% |
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Democratic |
Joan Finney |
43,726 |
25.61% |
Total votes |
170,738 |
100.00% |
Republican primary
Results
Republican primary results[2]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Sam Brownback |
187,914 |
54.82% |
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Republican |
Sheila Frahm (Incumbent) |
142,487 |
41.57% |
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Republican |
Christina Campbell-Cline |
12,378 |
3.61% |
Total votes |
342,779 |
100.00% |
General election
Candidates
- Sam Brownback (R), U.S. Congressman and former Kansas Secretary of Agriculture
- Jill Docking (D), businesswoman and daughter-in-law of former Kansas Governor Robert Docking
- Donald Klaassen (Reform), businessman
Aftermatch
Brownback was elected to a full term in 1998, and was re-elected to a second full term in 2004. In 2010, Brownback was elected Governor, and won a second term in 2014. He resigned as governor on January 31, 2018 to accept an ambassadorship and was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Jeff Colyer.
Brownback's seat is now held by Jerry Moran, a U.S. Representative from Kansas' 1st district for seven terms (1997-2011).
Docking was the running mate of the Democratic nominee, state senator Paul Davis, in the 2014 election.
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